xiv, 337 pages : 23 cm

"...Emphasizing the modern period (post 1774), [the] author balances coverage of Egypt, the Fertile Crescent, the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, and Iran, and uses a world-historical approach that enables readers to understand the area in the context of world history. The second edition is organized around historical periods with each country dealt with during the particular period, and begins in pre-Islamic times and takes the story up to 1991, including yesterday's headlines such as Camp David, the Intifadah, and wars in the Persian Gulf. In addition, ten detailed maps are included and feature virtually all the places named in the text."--back cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-328) and index

Setting and prelude: to A.D. 610 -- The east reborn: 610-750 -- The east florescent: 750-1260 -- Recovery, new zenith, and decline: 1260-1774 -- The European tide: 1774-1914 -- The east engulfed: 1914-1920 -- Rebellion, emulation, and reaction: 1920-1939 -- The retreat of Europe: 1939-1954 -- Victories and setbacks: 1955-1973 -- The crossing and after: 1973-1991 -- Bibliographical essay: selected works in English

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